Shawdesh Desk:

A Chattogram Metropolitan Magistrate Court placed former lawmakers for Chattogram-11 and Awami League leader MA Latif on a three-day remand on Saturday.

Chittagong Metropolitan Magistrate Jewel Deb issued the order after the police produced him at the court.

This arrest follows a tense incident on August 9, when Latif was reportedly hiding at a relative’s house in the Nasum Malum Mosque area of Madarbari, Chattogram. Local residents, having discovered his whereabouts, surrounded the house and effectively detained him. Upon receiving reports of the situation, the army intervened, rescuing Latif from the enraged crowd and ensuring his safety, reports UNB

Latif was arrested by the police at around 6:30am on Saturday morning in the Bayezid Bostami area of the city, according to officials from the Double Mooring Police Station under the Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP), the report adds.

Officer-in-Charge Fazlur Kader Patwari of Double Mooring Police Station said that MA Latif was arrested from the Bayezid Bostami area and was sent to court with an 8-day remand request.

According to the police, MA Latif was arrested in connection with a case filed with the Double Mooring Police Station by Ershad, who was injured by gunfire during student protests. The case was filed on Friday against 100 to 150 unidentified individuals and MA Latif is accused of ordering the shooting.